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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
nv T0HH OF FEiHE.
Three ST. Louis t. miles Buried in the
Ruins of Their Homes.

4 II.
Ruins of Their Homes.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. IA flash fol-
lowed by dull roar ana then the crash
of walls convulsed the center of this city
at 2:G3 this morning, and the clamor
that followed carried the rumor of the
horrible calamity that had befallen
three families while wrapped in slum-
ber An explosion of gasoline in the
rear of the cellar of Michael Newman's
grocery store, Is South Fourteenth
Street. had lifted the two-story building
from its foundation, and dropped It back
again III mass, beneath which were
buried seventeen persons. They were
Michael Newman, aged % years; Mrs.
Annie Newman, aged 40 years; Miss
Mamie Newman, a1ed Is years; John
Newman, aged is years; Nellie New
man, aged 10 years; Kate Newman, aged
II years; Eddie Newman, aged Is years;
Charles Devere; Mrs. Charles DeVere;
Miss Hattie Brown, of Columbus, Ky;
Charles Eifierd, Miss Hattie Bryant and
Mrs, Beasley.
The store was on the corner of the
alley running through from Fourteenth
TO Iargee Street and was the north room
of the building covering I, 9 and IL
South Fourteenth Street. The building,
two-story brick, was completed but
short time ago and only one store room
was occupied. All of the upstairs por-
tion was occupied as a tenement. Mr..
Newman and hls family of seven lived
over the store.
Besides those injured in this building
were many persons in the neighborhood
more or less cut and bruised for the fly-
ing tiinbers did not alone destroy the
Newman store. For several blocks on
either side OF the streets, the COncusSlon
shattered the windows and in the I'M
mediate vicinity on the opposite side of
the way the fronts of building were
crushed III by the terrible force, and
scarcely o window or a door remains.
Walls cracked, floors gave way, and
plaster fell in almost every house with
in a radius of 100 yards, and on the
heads of the sleeping residents fell with
horrible suddenness.
A corrected list shows that eight per-
sons are dead and three wounded seri-
ously. Six others are either uninjured
or slightly bruised. Five of the New
man family are dead. Mamie is horri-
bly, mangled and burned beyond all
hope Of recovery. Nellie lies in a terri
ble condition, but may recover. Charles
n. Deyere and wife, and Mrs. Agnes
Beasley are dead. Miss Patty Bryant Is
badly burned.
There are many theories to explain
the cause of the explosion. The mob
eXcitedly talked OF Anarchists and their
dynamite, but men of sense dlscOunte-
nance this idle prattle. The general
belief is that escaping gas filed the cell
lar aud that Mr. Newman kept guam
tity of kerosene oil and gasoline i'll the
cellar near where the explosion evident
~ took place, and the rapid fire and the
fumes while it burned, strengthens this
theory.
The financial loss viii amount to about
$4,000, divided in small amounts among
the property owners in the neighbor-
hood
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
GRKHEV WAVT A SHIRE.
Miners Demanding "a Division of the Goa
Barons' Doodle.

Special TO The Evening Wisconsin.
CHICAGO, H., Nov. 5.-Unless the coal
barons and operators of Southern
Illinois accede to the demands of the
miners another coal strike will probably
be inaugurated next Monday. At the
convention held few days ago in East
St. Louis, attended by delegates repre-
senting all the miners in that district,
resolution in the form of an ultimatum
was adopted demanding an advance in
the price of digging from 45 to 6l3
cents per ton and corresponding wages
for machine miners. Notwithstanding
the constant and continuous advances in
the price demanded for coal by the mine
operators, the belief prevails that the
petition of the men will be denied and
that similar scenes will be witnessed to
those that occurred in the territory
around East st. Louis couple of years
ago. Until the law steps in to put q
limit to the avarice and greed Of the
coal owners the producers claim that
they are entitled TO share in at least
some portion the enhanced and enhanc-
ing prices extorted by the coal barons
from the public.
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order of the home have never
been as good as now, nor have the
men been az contented, and more
money is sent by pensioners and em-
ployes TO their families than ever be-
fore. The governor saws: Il am happy
to say that candid men and women of
the most tintensa prohibition proclivIties,
who have been at the Soldiers Home
Investigating on the spot, fairly have de-
clded that under the circumstances it is
best to leave the home authorities 10
the exercise of their own judgment iii
this matter. 1t is only theorists and
fanatics at distance who know
nothing of circumstances, who keep up
the cry, Down with the beer saloon at
the Soldiers Home 1t is the opinion
of every officer of the home, whether
Prohlbltlonists or otherwise, that under
existing circumstances the beer hall has
reduced vice, crime, debauchery, sick
ness and the waste of money that should
go 10 the families OF soldiers"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
TRAGEDE If E4E CLAIRE.
One MHn Killed and Another Wounded il
Shooting 4 flraY.


a shooting ARRAY.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis. Nov. 4.-LGst even
ing several shots We're fired in quick
succession n the eastern corridor Of the
Galloway Hotel, and Fred Hanson, pro-
prictor OF the house, staggered into he
office, desperately wounded. Edward
Richardson, of ST. Paul, guest of the
house, was lying in the corridor, also
wounded. He died an hour later. No
one saw the shooting and which of the
mon fired the shots is not known. The
caus4 of the quarrel VAS jealousy. Some
time ago Richardson was steward in the
Galloway House Subsequently his wife
was divorced and Hanson married her
about two years ago, taking the custody
of a l0-year-ojd daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Hanson now having little boy a year
old. Richardson tor some time had
been endeavori2g to get the custody of
the daughter and 1t is supposed he came
here with that purpose Tuesday. A re-
yolver found on the floor belonged to
Richardson.
The testimony at the inquest this
afternoon seems to show that Richard
son, in desperation at Hanson's refusal
to give up the daughter of Richardson
by his divorced wife, shot Hanson and
then shot himself twice. The jury will
doubtless find that Richardson came to
lis death by his own hand
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
TERRORISM IN TEXAS.
Hundreds of Outragcs Committed by
Rowing Mexican Bandits.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. 5.-A reign
of terror exists in the up-river border
counties between Edinburg and Roma,
the result of the shocking depredations
OF Mexican bandits. Since the abduc-
ton of Senor Barara, whose friends had
to pay 81 SOC ransom, almost every mer-
chant has received threatening letters
ordering payment of heavy sums on
penalty of abduction and torture. The
wealthy never travel without a heavy
guard. The border sherilis, who are
poorly paid, are doing what they can
with their deputies to hunt the robbers
down, and a small force of rangers has
been sent by Gov. Ross to Rio Grande
City, but it is feared that the whole force
is not strong enough to round the
bandits up in such long extent of
wild bottom and wooded country.
In the meantime the bandits
are continuing their work. On
Monday, at noon, they entered the
Havana Ranch. Stores were ransacked
and wrecked. The Attasosca ranch, on
the San Juan River, few miles above
Camargo, Mexico, has been attacked
and sacked, the bandits abusing and
outraging the people. They were pur-
sued by Mexican cavalry. Plasuelas, a
leader, and another bandit were Sc
cured. Plasueias was executed at Ca
margo yesterday morning and the other
will suffer the same fate. Lamadrido,
an active officer, has at his command ali
the men that he wants, and gets a step
in rank for every bandit captured.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
SRTEF5RER GALE.
Destructive Storms Sweep Over Great
Britain-Ocean Disasters.


LoSpoN, Nov. IA gale prevails
throughout England. The telegraph
wires have been broken, chimneys
blown down and trees uprooted. A
number OF minor marine casualties have
been reported.
Seven vessels were wrecked at Car
diff, and many wrecks were reported
from other places. The gale has stopped
the races at Brighton.
The gale, which is terrific, extends
around the entire coast of the United
Kingdom, and is accompanied by rain.
Reports of the strunding Of vessels con-
tinue to be received and an immense
amount of damage has been done.
At Falmouth a number of vessels have
been driven ashore. Among them is
the Danish brig Thusnelde, Capt. Girls
trup, from Rio Grande, September 4,
which is submerged. The captain and
one seaman are missing.
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TYPHOID FEVER IN INDIANA.
Hundreds of Cases of the Disease In
All Parts of the State.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 5.-Typhoid
fever is alarmin2lv prevalent in Indiana
and it does not seem to be confined to
any particular locality. The state health
board has received word that there were
forty or fifty cases in the little town of
Milton, Wayne County, and has sent q
doctor to investigate the matter. In
Milton there are only surface wells, few
of them deeper than twenty-five feet,
ami the people have become so alarmed
that they are boiling water before they
drink it, In Elkhart twenty-eight cases
of typhoid fever were reported during
the last quarter. There are many cases
in johnson and Morgan Counties and in
nearly every part of the state. Physi-
clans think that it is largely due to i'm
pure water and the long continued
drought of last summer. Many wells
have gone dry and down in the "pock-
ct" especially in Warrick County, the
people are paying % and 80 cents bar
rel for water for domestic purposes. In
Indianapolis typhoid fever is more prev
alent than usual.
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SUING THE FIDELITY.
The American Exchange National Bank,
of Chicago, to Enforce its Claims.

The American Exchange National
Bank, of Chicago, on the 9TH brought
suit in the United States court against
Receiver Armstrong, of the Fidelity
National Bank, Cincinnati, for 100000.
The claim is based upon a draft for
100000, given June ii last on the Chem
ical National Bank of New York, on a
certificate of deposit or lette: OF advice
sent from Cincinnati, June IA last, as Il
deposit from Wiltshire, Eckert d CO., to
the credit of c. ]. kershaw & Co., of
Chicago, and on draft for 100000
given by the Fidelity National Bank
upon the CT emical Bank of New York
to the credit of Kershaw q Co. These
claims have been rejected by the re-
ceiver and the plaintiff has obtained
leave from Comptroller Trenholm to
bring suit.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
FRAGMENTS OF 4 BONE.
Evidence That the st. Louis Explosion
Was the work of DNnamiters.

=
Was the Work of DynaIniters.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 4.-Officers Stone
and Palmer, detailed to watch the ruins
at the scene of the Fourteenth Street
explosion, while walking over the de-
brls last night, unearthed an iron semi
sphere which, on examination, proved
to be the remains of a dynamite bomb.
The Internal machine was carried TO
police headquarters and the cause OF the
explosion again reverted to the dyna-
mite theory, the rank and file of the po-
lice seeing absolute proof of fend's
work in the latest discovery. The de-
tettives, however, were mistaken i'll
their belief that the catastrophe was
accidental, as they can find no motive
for the deed, and the bomb was found
among the debris that had been care
fully overhauled the day before; holding
that the bomb was placed there yester-
day
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
OFT W. sE-RRECANE.
Jay Gould Experiences Rough Weathe
on His EasaAae to kmrnne.

Jay Gould Experiences Rough Weather
on His Passage to Europe.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-The Cunard Line
steamer Umbria, on which jay Gould is
a passenger, arrived at Queenstown to-
day. A hurricane was experienced ON
Wednesday and the steamer shipped a
number of tremendous seas. Five
steerage passengers were injured during
the storm. One had leg broken and
another WAS cut on the arm and head.
In an interview Mr.. Gould said that he
had suffered no inconyeniences from
the storm. His freedom from business,
he said. had already had a beneficial
effect upon him. Mr.. Gould listened
closely to the news of the latest moves
of the market and then declared that he
did not intend to transact any business
during his tOur.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
saFET. IN TIE HOODS.
Fear of War Causes the Partial Dep,
ulation of the Cherokee Capital.

Fear of War Causes the Partial Depop-
uiation of the Cherokee Capital.
NINIrA, /. T., Nov. 3.-A special mes
sengeI has just arrived from Tahlequah,
and reports that the greatest excitement
prevails at the Cherokee capital. He
says over half the inhabitants of the city,
have lett taking With them their stock
of household goods, and have sought
refuge in the timber from the impend-
ing war which is sure to begin Monday
on the assembling OF the council. The
dispute is over the election of the CHIEF
o! tie Cherokee nation. Both parties
claim their candidate is elected.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
roo DEuocR4TfC.
Andrew Carnegic's Book the Cause of
Trouble al MoLyerilaInpton

Andrew Carnegic's Book the Cause of
Trouble At Woiyerhampton.
The grand jury Of WoiverhaInpton,
Eng, has asked the court to instruct
the governing committee of the free
library OF Wolverhampton to withdraw
Andrew Carnegie's book triumphant
Democracy" which has been presented
to the library, on the ground that it is
false. slanderous, seditious and treason
able against the Queen. The work is
published in Wolverhampton The re-
corder said he had no power to inter
fere with the library committee or to
prosecute the publishers. Some other
authority might take the matter up.
Those who had heard extracts from the
book read would probably think the
book discredit TO Tree library.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
LAsHED ON THE RIGGING.
Shipwrecked Sailors Rescued from thu
Spars of Their Sunken Vessel.

NhipWIFEEFW
spars of Their sunken Vessel.
New York, Nov. 3.-The Old Donin-
ion steamer Wyanoke, which arrived
here last evening, had on board the sur
vivors of the schooner +. b. Eyerman,
which left Weekawken on Saturday last,
bound for Richmond, Va. The Wyan
oke was about eight miles off Cape Hem
~ when the lookout sighted the masts
OF a vessel, to which were clinging four
or five men. Capt. Jenny, of the Wyan-
oke, Immediately bore down upon the
wreck, and although there was 9 heavy
sea on, lifeboat was lowered and
manned by the second mate, boatswaln
and two seafnen. After battling eight
hours with the waves the survivors were
rescued. One man was found to be
fIoZen to the rigging.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
TR4EN ROBBERyEN COLORADO.
East-Bound Express the Denver ~
Rio GrAnde stoupen and Hlmnlered.

East-Bound Express on the Denver II
Rio Grande stopped and Plundered.
At O'Clock on the morning of the Sd,
several masked men stopped the east
bound express on the Denver & Rio
Grande road few miles east of Grand
Junction and compelled the engineer,
fireman, mail and express messengers
leave the train. They relieved the
passengers of their money and valua-
bles. The robbers then entered the
express car but failed to open the safe.
Mail pouches were cut and registered
packages and letters opened. The train
layed over an hour and the robbers
took TO the mountains. 1t is not yet
learned how much money they Sc
cured
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o'BREEws PRISON LEFE.
How the Irish Editor spends His Time il
TnlIamor .yAiI.


DUBLIN, Nov. 3.-Mr. O'Brien is in
cheerful spirits. He still wears civil
ian's clothes. The cell in Tullamore
jail which Mr. O'Brien has been placed
in is eight feet long and six feet wide.
He slept last night on plank bed. ii.
has given warning TO tie governor OF
the jail that he viii refuse TO do meniai
offices, wear the prison garb or associate
with criminals. The governor viii
await official notification from the gen
eral prisons board before enforcing
their decision that Mr.. O'Brien should
be treated as an ordinary prisoner.
United Ireland asserts that a secret
circular was issued by the police au-
thorities to the forces at Mitchel.stown
before the meeting on the 9th OF Sep
tember at which the police fred on the
people urging the vigorous suppression
of all Nationalist meetings and instruct
ing the police not to give way to or COM
urOmise with the leaguers.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
BEER FOR THE TETER4ys.
Geod Effec of the saloon in the Dayton
Soldiers Home.

Soldiers Home.
Gen. Patrick, governor of the Soldiers
Home at Dayton, o., says of the effect
of selling beer at that institution: "The
mayor of Dayton reports the arrest of
ass soldiers between July Il, 1885, and
July !, 1856, while for the same length
of time after the beer hall was opened
at the home, July u, 1886, to
July /, 1887, but pa arrests of
soldiers were made in Dayton.
The surgeon of the institution re-
ports that the small number treated for
alcoholism this syear-fourteen-as com
pared with thirty-eight in 1856 and
thirty-fve in 1885, is to be credited to
the less number of soldiers who are
given TO protracted debauches and bad
liquor. Since the opening of the beer
hall not one-fiith as many cases have
been treated at the guard house or hos
pital after spreeing this year as IN for
1ner years. The discipline and good
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
CALLED TO FeEgHOTTH.

The Rev. Charles \. Berry, of England,
Succeeds Mr.. Beecher.
New York, Nov. 4.-The Tribune to-
day says it is virtually settled that the
Rev. Charles A. Berry, of Wolverhamp-
ton, Eng, is To be called to Plymouth
Church as its pastor. The advisory
committee Of the church having charge
of the subject of a successor to Mr.
Beecher, met last evening, and unani-
mously voted to recommend the selec-
ton OF Mr.. Berry. Mr.. Berry is now
50 years old. He took his first charge
Mt fhn ara of %
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
IMPORTANT HOUSE Bill.
Proposed Measure Regulating the Con
gressiGnaI Term.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 31.-Mr
Grain, of Texas, will introduce bill at
the next session of Congress, regulating
the term of office of members Of Com
gress, providing that each Congress
shall meet two months after the election,
instead of waiting 395 days as it does
now. Under the present method men,
bers elect draw $500 of the peoples
money before they render any legisla-
tive service whatever.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
TWO CASES OF LEPR0SY.
The Plague of Palestine Appears in Phil
adcIphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 5.-The
Board of Health has discovered that two
well developed cases of leprosy exist in
this city, but owing to the obstinacy of
DR.. Van Hartingen, a German physi-
clan, they cannot be located. At a re-
cent meeting of the Board of Health,
Health Officer Ford stated that two lep-
ers hal been smuggled into the city and
that the disease was dangerously conta-
gione. He requested the board to search
for them and have them removed to an
isolated place. 1t was decided 10 place
them in the municipal hospital. After
diligent search, the health officers dis
covered that the lepers are under the
care of DR.. Van Hartingen. When the
health officers visited him he was em
phatic in his refusal to give them any
Information about the lepers. He was
told that the visit was an official one and
that immediate steps would be taken to
compel him to disclose their hiding
uloca-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
FIRE IN A HOTEL.
An Elegant HosteIry at Peoria, H., B;
ly Damaged.

Iy Damaged.
PEORIA, H., Nov. 5.-The National
Hotel, which was built two years ago, at
a cost of $50 coo, was badly damaged by
fire this morning. Fire started from the
kitchen foe ana run up the freight ele-
yator TO the top story, where it
gradually spread through the rear
Of the building burning off the
roof and communicating also to
tie fourth story and slightly to the
third. Elsewhere the hotel was not in
iured BY the. fire, but great deal of
damage was done by water. The guests
and servants lost all their effects but all
escaped from the hotel in safety. The
loss may not exceed S25. 600. There WAS
$500 insur nee on building and $780,
go on furnItnre.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
DON'T EEHFE TEEE EsgkE.
Merchants Object 70 the Recent Order b.
the Postinaster-Cen

the rostinaster-G'
WAsHrNGToN, u. c., Nov. l.-Since the
recent publication OF the revised rules
and regulations Of the po-t-ofiice depart
ment, the postmaster-generai has re-
ceived large number of complaints
from prominent business men in the
large cities protesting against the en-
forcement of the rule prohibiting tn
use of wrappers OF second, third and
fourth-cIass mail matter IS an advertis-
ing medium. The postmaster-general
replies that he can afford no relief, be-
cause the rule is made in accordance
with the lava law which has been in
existence since 1879, but which has been
persistently violated. He will ask Con-
gress to repeal it.
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Discharged the Constable.

LoNDoS. Nov. 1.-The prosecution ct
Constable Endicott, who arrested Miss
Cass on the charge OF being animproper
character, and who was indicted by the
Middlesex grand jury for perjury ne-
cause of the evidence he gave against
her, has collapsed. The judge said that
the evidence of Miss Cass was not cor
roborsted and discharged the constable.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
WAS HE MURDERED?
Report That n Chicago Reporter Wai
Slain in n Michigan Den.

Siam IN a Michigan Don.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 5.-A week ago
last Tuesday the Herald sent a reporter,
Fred Ellis, to Marinette, Wis, to inves-
tigate the stories OF allesed cruelty in
the Northern Wisconsin dens. Nothing
was heard from Ellis and another re-
porter was sent TO look up the first. The
Herald says that Ellis left Marinette
for Florence, thence proceeding across
the line into Michigan to visit other
dives. The reporter sent out to trace
Ellis finds that a shooting afiray oc-
Cured in one of the Michigan dens and
that a stranger was killed. 1t is believed
that the man slain was Ellis. The mat
ter will be thoronchlv investigated.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-11-12
1T TVAS DYNAMITE.
Belief That the st. Louis Explosion Was
Not Caused by Gasoline.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. John Lind
say, chief of the fire department, said
to day regarding the explosion on Four
teenth Street, yesterday morning, by
which eight persons were killed: 'In
my opinion the explosion WAS not
caused by gas or gasoline. Neither of
these could have demolished the build
ing in which the explosion occurred
aud all Of the surrounding buildings the
way you see at Fourteenth Street.
Either dynamite, gunpowder or giant
powder was what eEploded and no one
can make me believe otherwise"
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CORPSE INA BOX.
The Body of n Young Woman Found in
Packing Case.

DEs MoNEs, Ia, Nov. 1.-The dead
body of handsome young girl was dis
covered in box at the Chicago, Burling-
ton q Quincy Railway depot yesterday.
1t had been checked through as baggage
Investigation proved the corpse TO be the
body of Katie Dunn, who formerly
resided at Charlton, and afterwards IN
st. Joe. The coroner's inquest devel-
oped the fact that the trunk containing
the body had been shipped from Chari-
ton by DR.. Gillespie, of East Des
Moines. He was placed under arrest
and admits having sent the body, out
says he received it from a man lie did
not kpnw